Hospice RN

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri • New Madrid, MO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Hospice program provides services for patients with a terminal illness under orders from a private physician delivered in the patient's private home. Patients may also receive hospice service while in the nursing home or private healthcare facility. Payment is through Medicaid, Medicare and Private Pay/Insurance. Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is a non-profit organization.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Proficiency in administering IV and injectable medications
• Experience in wound management and ostomy care
• Ability to teach patients and caregivers
• Strong communication skills to report changes in patient health to physicians and the hospice IDG team
• Familiarity with end-of-life comfort care
• Ability to work independently and manage patient visits using a handheld device

Nice To Haves

• Experience in hospice care
• Knowledge of Medicaid, Medicare, and Private Pay/Insurance billing

Responsibilities

• Assess symptoms of diseases and responses to treatment
• Teach patients and caregivers how to give their own care and provide end of life comfort care, answer questions about meds, diet, disease process, activity, etc.
• Administer IV and injectable meds, perform prescribed treatments
• Assist with pain control
• Provide wound management, and ostomy care
• Restore independence and communicate changes in the patient's health to physician and hospice IDG team as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees